Boosting county production is the answer to Kenya’s food insecurity

President Ruto in distribution of relief food in Turkana County.

President William Ruto flags off relief food for distribution at Nakaalei in Turkana County on November 5, 2022. PHOTO | JARED NYATAYA | NMG

Faced with what has been labelled the worst drought in decades, Kenya needs to seriously think of how to address the imbalances in food production that have seen some counties having deficits and others surpluses.

Recent media reports showing that some non-traditional arid lands were also moving into alarming stages and the increasing number of households in need of urgent assistance further underline the magnitude of the challenge.

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